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we've got much more ahead on cnn saturday morning which starts right now. >>> good morning to you, hope you're having a great one so far. i'm susan hendricks. randi and victor are off today. it's 7:00 on the east coast. >>> you know the olympic hero known as blade runner is spending the weekend in jail until his bond hearing on tuesday. we're talking about oscar pistorius, he's charged with killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. the reality show is still set to premiere tonight in south africa. listen. >> i'm talking mansions, butlers, sparkling turquoise waters of jamaica. welcome to tropika island of treasure. but paradise is not all that it seems. >> earl barnette joins us now on the phone. and her family is speaking out about this horrible loss. what are they saying? >> well, the family is understandably grieving. and they're wanting privacy from the media during this very difficult and tragic time for them. they won't be appreciative of the fact that the producers behind tropika island paradise five are going ahead with plans to air the reality show, premi
we've got much more ahead on cnn saturday morning which starts right now. >>> good morning to you, hope you're having a great one so far. i'm susan hendricks. randi and victor are off today. it's 7:00 on the east coast. >>> you know the olympic hero known as blade runner is spending the weekend in jail until his bond hearing on tuesday. we're talking about oscar pistorius, he's charged with killing his model girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. the reality show is...
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hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. retook an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's do our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they can get creative. write checks to the charity or the treasury. ironically, some tea backed party lawmakers are reluctant to give up their own pay. do you think members of congress should take a pay cut? >> i don't think some of i don't think we should raise our pay. >> republican billy long elected to cut washington spending. >> it's such a miniscule part, it wouldn't have an effect. >> reporter: would you take a pay cut as well. michele bachmann talked only about her staff, not her. >> we'd like to keep everybody on the payroll if they can, they will have to work at fewer hours.
hey, congressman, dana bash, cnn. retook an informal survey. do you think you should take a cut as a member of congress? >> certainly. we're all in this together, suffering together. >> reporter: most lawmakers in both parties say yes. would you take a pay cut? >> absolutely. let's do our part as well. >> reporter: but cutting lawmakers' pay now is not so easy. the 27th amendment prohibits members of congress from changing their pay until after the next election. they...
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the hospital has not responded to cnn's request for comment. >>> number two, jesse jackson jr. now admits he used campaign funds for personal expenses. the former congressman reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. jackson and his wife were accused of using around $750,000 from his campaign on things like furs, michael jackson memorabilia, and $43,000 for a watch. a rollex. they will pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars and still could face time in prison. >>> number three, and check this outen the right-hand side of your screen, a small fire ball over san francisco caught on tape. what was it? well, it's kind of scary if you think about the meteor that exploded over russia this week. but no such blast happened over the golden gate. >>> number four, more details on the death of renegade cop christopher dorner. according to initial autopsy reports, the 33-year-old died from a single gun shot wound to the head that was likely self-inflicted after tuesday's standoff with police. dorner's being blamed for killing four people and injuring at least three others as part of
the hospital has not responded to cnn's request for comment. >>> number two, jesse jackson jr. now admits he used campaign funds for personal expenses. the former congressman reached a plea deal with federal prosecutors. jackson and his wife were accused of using around $750,000 from his campaign on things like furs, michael jackson memorabilia, and $43,000 for a watch. a rollex. they will pay back hundreds of thousands of dollars and still could face time in prison. >>>...
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margaret hoover is a cnn political contributor and republican consultant. christine, let's start with you. economists warn the sequester could lead to a recession. that's not scaring business away. american airlines and us airways will merge. warren buffett is buying heinz. michael dell is taking his company private. there's business going on. as you've said before, uncertainty is the new normal. >> absolutely. you see these movements within the corporate sphere that are telling us that they are trying to be on the offense. at the same time, you see a retrenchment deepening in europe. that europe story is so instructive for the discussion going on about the skweser in washington. by the way, there's going to be a ten-day break coming up for your elected officials, for our elected officials, so they don't have much time to get this straightened out. when you look at companies in america and merger and acquisition activity just beginning to get going and you look at retrench. worsening in europe, it all spells for trouble for politicians. >> but for some reas
margaret hoover is a cnn political contributor and republican consultant. christine, let's start with you. economists warn the sequester could lead to a recession. that's not scaring business away. american airlines and us airways will merge. warren buffett is buying heinz. michael dell is taking his company private. there's business going on. as you've said before, uncertainty is the new normal. >> absolutely. you see these movements within the corporate sphere that are telling us that...
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we sent cnn's david mckenzie to shanghai. and he was chased, watch this. >> reporter: driving in the morning part of shanghai, this is the hub of the low-tech industry. but also allegedly a hub of high-tech corporate and government spying. the allegations come from a group from the u.s., saying there are tens if not hundreds of thousands of chinese hackers working together with the chinese government to hack into mostly u.s. companies and steal data and corporate secrets. m mandian said that after years of hacking, they said the hacker would go into an institution through back door means and spend potentially years there stealing secrets. some of these industries were national security industries such as i.t. and high tech industries. it is clear they were closely watched by the liberation army, and as we got closer to look, we got in trouble. keep driving, drive away, drive away. drive away. we have had to move out of sight of that facility. now, the question is, was that response because it is a military installation, or is
we sent cnn's david mckenzie to shanghai. and he was chased, watch this. >> reporter: driving in the morning part of shanghai, this is the hub of the low-tech industry. but also allegedly a hub of high-tech corporate and government spying. the allegations come from a group from the u.s., saying there are tens if not hundreds of thousands of chinese hackers working together with the chinese government to hack into mostly u.s. companies and steal data and corporate secrets. m mandian said...
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cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious examples of damage like the ice rink behind me. there locals say that section of the wall was actually blown in by that shock wave from the meteor. but the cleanup and recovery operation is very much underway and it's likely within a week or so there aren't going to be too many scars from the close encounter. the people, themselves, they're recovering slowly, as well. we now around 1,000 of them suffered physical injuries. most of them, in fact, all of them not very serious. what they talk about is the fear, the terror of those few mome
cnn's phil black joins me now. and the shock wave blew out windows, injured around 1,000 people, it really looked like a scene from a movie. how were they feeling and coping today there? >> reporter: well, they're recovering, susan, slowly but steadily. most of the damage, although quite widespread is not serious. it's largely windows, glasses that were sprayed and broken. some buildings lost a few, some lost most of them, some lost not at all. a few buildings have much more serious...
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cnn was in the courtroom as charges against pistorius were being read. must have been stunning to see. >> reporter: absolutely. i'm outside the courtroom now. and oscar's brother walked past us, tears in his eyes. walking with the legal team. this family very much in shock. of course, also reeva steenkamp, the girl shot by oscar, also said to be deeply distraught by the events. what happened inside this courtroom this morning, very emotional. very upsetting for everybody who watched it. oscar pistorius, a spectacular fall from grace, wearing a gray suit, walked from the holding cell into court, and whether the charge was read out, he literally broke down, he buried his head in his hand and just started sobbing uncontrollably. later on as the proceedings went on, as the magistrate spoke to the prosecutor and to the defense, oscar just sat there, his head bowed and trying to control himself physically, but you could see his body was still shaking uncontrollably. he occasionally just started crying, sometimes you could see he was praying to himself. i mean
cnn was in the courtroom as charges against pistorius were being read. must have been stunning to see. >> reporter: absolutely. i'm outside the courtroom now. and oscar's brother walked past us, tears in his eyes. walking with the legal team. this family very much in shock. of course, also reeva steenkamp, the girl shot by oscar, also said to be deeply distraught by the events. what happened inside this courtroom this morning, very emotional. very upsetting for everybody who watched it....
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his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer. welcome. >> thank you very much. >> how does it feel to be an inspiration for literally people who are disabled the entire world over? >> i think it's a massive blessing. i have been very privileged to be given a talent and over the last seven or eight years i have worked hard on working on it and making sure i can be the best athlete i can be, and obviously being an international sportsman is a lot of responsibility that comes with it. you have to remember there are kids who look up to you, is definitely something you have to keep at the back of your mind. >> what somebody said to me, th
his agent tells cnn pistorius rejects the murder accusations in the strongest terms. oscar pistorius isn't talking tonight. but last year, he did sit down with piers. and the conversation was revealing. as you'll see, very surprising. here's piers' interview with the athlete, now accused of murder. >> oscar pistorius is the one and only blade runner. a world champion sprinter, double amputee, a paralympian and olympian who continues to shatter records as we saw in london this summer....
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cnn alina cho looks at what makes him stand out. baby faced and adorable, alexander wang is something of a phenom. the creative force behind his own brand, the new creative director of european fashion house, a coveted job that when he landed it sent shockwaves through the industry. you're 29. >> you know, if i'm not doing it now, i'm not going to do it at any other point. >> reporter: wang started at his label at age 20. with the idea of creating a modern dress down uniform. he even coined the phrase to describe it, model off duty. who's the alex wang girl? >> you know, it's always this idea of elevating the every day. >> reporter: wang's business is now worth an estimated $80 million. with 15 stores worldwide. and a new collaboration with samsung. >> i think he's definitely talented. but many people are talented. he has a clarity. >> reporter: you basically came out of the womb wanting to be a fashion designer, didn't you? >> i mean, not right out of the womb. >> reporter: well, close -- >> since he was 4, yeah, he hold "vogue" ma
cnn alina cho looks at what makes him stand out. baby faced and adorable, alexander wang is something of a phenom. the creative force behind his own brand, the new creative director of european fashion house, a coveted job that when he landed it sent shockwaves through the industry. you're 29. >> you know, if i'm not doing it now, i'm not going to do it at any other point. >> reporter: wang started at his label at age 20. with the idea of creating a modern dress down uniform. he...
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we're taking a look at the top cnn trends on the web this morning. when bunny rabbits attack, hundreds of these critters are doing thousands of dollars worth of damage to parked cars. this is denver international airport. it seems they really like to hide under warm engines and they love to chew on the ignition cables. apparently they're made of some soy product. so officials hope granulated coyote urine will get the rabbits out of their hair. >> you are a big supporter of the coyote urine. >> that's exactly what i would do. get rid of them. >> all right. 57 minutes after the hour right now. sink a half court shot and get a semester free tuition. >> great story. >> the head basketball coach at canada's university gave it a shot. nothing but net. this is the tuition shootout. it's been a staple at friday home games for brandon's men's and women's teams. the athletic department decided to give the option of anyone in the building take the half court shot for them instead of picking a player, one lucky student chose the coach. that was a very, very smar
we're taking a look at the top cnn trends on the web this morning. when bunny rabbits attack, hundreds of these critters are doing thousands of dollars worth of damage to parked cars. this is denver international airport. it seems they really like to hide under warm engines and they love to chew on the ignition cables. apparently they're made of some soy product. so officials hope granulated coyote urine will get the rabbits out of their hair. >> you are a big supporter of the coyote...
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we'll have much more on cnn, certainly at 4:00 p.m. in the situation room. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. our newsroom coverage will continue after this break with john berman. one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to remember with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas. no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy the most. [ woman ] it's as easy as... one! -two. -[ all ] three! [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. apply online or at a bank of america near you. [ male announcer ] the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. new griddle-melts to yourime usual breakfast sandwich. a lot more flavor. [ anouncer ] ihop's new griddle melts... made fresh and hot! hand crafted just for you. it's like a sexy sandwich. [ anouncer ] compare new griddle melts yourself. just $4.99. it's an epic breakfast sandwich. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start insulin... today, i learned there's somet
we'll have much more on cnn, certainly at 4:00 p.m. in the situation room. i'm wolf blitzer in washington. our newsroom coverage will continue after this break with john berman. one. two. three. my credit card rewards are easy to remember with the bankamericard cash rewards credit card. earn 1% cash back everywhere, every time. [ both ] 2% back on groceries. [ all ] 3% on gas. no hoops to jump through. i earn more cash back on the things i buy the most. [ woman ] it's as easy as... one! -two....
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checking stories trending on cnn. the university of colorado at colorado springs under fire for posting a list on its website stro describing how female students should defend themselves against sexual assault. scream loudly, run, and use passive resistance techniques like vomiting, urinating and telling the attacker that they have a disease or they are menstruating. the university apologized and said the list came from a rape defense class and was taken out of context. >> it was part of a really supplemental information intended for women who had completed a self-defense class on campus we call r.a.d. >> r.a.d. stands for rain aggression defense. >>> florida atlantic university's football stadium has a name. it's about time. in more ways than one. named after a prison company. get it? about time. it will be called after the for-profit prison made a $6 million donation. >>> joe biden working hard to advance new gun control legislation, including a possible assault weapons ban. but he's not opposed to americans keeping
checking stories trending on cnn. the university of colorado at colorado springs under fire for posting a list on its website stro describing how female students should defend themselves against sexual assault. scream loudly, run, and use passive resistance techniques like vomiting, urinating and telling the attacker that they have a disease or they are menstruating. the university apologized and said the list came from a rape defense class and was taken out of context. >> it was part of...
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danica was asked that question on cnn. what does this mean to young fans out there? >> one of the coolest things, to be able to think that parents and kids are having that conversation at home about it. i've heard stories about a kid, a little boy or girl saying, but mommy, daddy, that's a girl out there racing and then they can have that conversation to say, you can do anything you want to do. and gender doesn't matter. your passion is what matters and that's cool. >> all right. the nba's biggest event brought out big stars. diddy, king and queen. and spike lee never misses a game. a lot of dunks. d. wade and lebron james, off the back alley-oop. look how close lebron's head gets to the rim. total elevation. carmelo anthony dishing off lebron right here. very nice exchange. dunk. chris paul made the game's mvp. scored 20 point, dished out 15 assists. the west beat the east in a close game. 143-13 8. lots of offense. tuition shoot-out is a friday night staple at brandon university in canada. make the half court shot and win a free semester of school. the athletic dep
danica was asked that question on cnn. what does this mean to young fans out there? >> one of the coolest things, to be able to think that parents and kids are having that conversation at home about it. i've heard stories about a kid, a little boy or girl saying, but mommy, daddy, that's a girl out there racing and then they can have that conversation to say, you can do anything you want to do. and gender doesn't matter. your passion is what matters and that's cool. >> all right....
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the man who gave cnn this video did not want to be identified. but talked so could you see what the lapd was up against. >> you look at chris, you could see he's a little bit of an expert. look at the way he loads and disarms, and almost no movement when he shoots the gun. pop, like nothing. >> reporter: he stood out. >> he stood out. he knew what he was doing. >> reporter: being a cop, could you tell that it was for to him? >> yeah. i think it was very for to him. yeah. >> reporter: could you see it. >> yeah. >> reporter: even during the training. >> yeah. i think it is a 300-pound dummy. he does that easily. >> reporter: this is a very strong man. >> right. >> reporter: but not everything was easy for the aspiring police officer. drill officers picked on him for his weight and slow running. >> he was always struggling. i thought maybe because he is a big guy, picking on him. couple of times he would respond sort of aggressively. you know. he would yell back louder than anybody else would. you know, he would be like -- yes, drill instructor. or
the man who gave cnn this video did not want to be identified. but talked so could you see what the lapd was up against. >> you look at chris, you could see he's a little bit of an expert. look at the way he loads and disarms, and almost no movement when he shoots the gun. pop, like nothing. >> reporter: he stood out. >> he stood out. he knew what he was doing. >> reporter: being a cop, could you tell that it was for to him? >> yeah. i think it was very for to him....
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joe carter, cnn po nmpn sports is standing there. let's start with joe. joe, what can you tell us about the injured now? >> well, we are still waiting for an update, date of birth, we know, that like you said, no drivers hurt in this. all 12 drivers were involved in the action and all 12 drivers were checked out at the track hospital. it's standard operating procedure for nascar to have the drivers checked. they were all looked at. they were all released. we expect the speedway president and steve o'donnell, both of them are expected to make an announcement at at 7:00 p.m. and hopefully give us more information on the spectators and to the degree they were injured. we expect an announcement whether they will start the race at 1:00 p.m. eastern, that is less than 17 hours from now. you have to figure, the amount of damage that was done to the retaining wall and the catch fence and the seats, it will take quite a lot of manpower and time to fix that. so, i guess, we will be waiting to see when we get that announcement, whether or not they will be able to st
joe carter, cnn po nmpn sports is standing there. let's start with joe. joe, what can you tell us about the injured now? >> well, we are still waiting for an update, date of birth, we know, that like you said, no drivers hurt in this. all 12 drivers were involved in the action and all 12 drivers were checked out at the track hospital. it's standard operating procedure for nascar to have the drivers checked. they were all looked at. they were all released. we expect the speedway president...
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cnn has a reporter on the way to brussels. we'll bring you more on the incredible story throughout the day. lot of questions about that one. >>> a new report suggests a possible motive for the sandy hook elementary school massacre. law enforcement sources saying adam lanza may have been trying to outdo a notorious mass murderer. anders breivik killed 77 people, mostly teenagers. investigators found recalls about breivik in adam lanza's home. >>> police in california want to know if a suspected rapist is using the popular dating website christianmingle.com to target potential victims. investigators say suspect sean banks of delmar raped a woman he met on the site. he is pleading not guilty, free after posting $500,000 bail. >>> president obama is holding a news conference in a few hours on the massive government budget cuts that will be automatically triggered in ten days. the president will be joined by first responders whose jobs are threatened if those budgets are slashed. you'll want to stay with cnn for live special covera
cnn has a reporter on the way to brussels. we'll bring you more on the incredible story throughout the day. lot of questions about that one. >>> a new report suggests a possible motive for the sandy hook elementary school massacre. law enforcement sources saying adam lanza may have been trying to outdo a notorious mass murderer. anders breivik killed 77 people, mostly teenagers. investigators found recalls about breivik in adam lanza's home. >>> police in california want to...
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you are in the cnn newsroom. >>> drivers and danica, start your engines. with those words, date tone nah 500 kicked off as scheduled. the historic start with female driver danica patrick in pole position nearly upstaged by this harrowing collision on the same track less than 24 hours ago. at least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars crashed in the final curve of the nationwide race. here's how one woman described what happened. >> there was a wreck and i got by the an engine or a part of an engine and i got a broken leg. >> we will go live to daytona just homes from now where there are fewer than 50 laps to go. >>> all right, in south africa, the older brother of oscar pistorius is also charged in a woman's death. carl pistorius is charged with culpable homicide after an accident involving a motorcycle in 2010. the charges were initially dropped but he now faces a trial at the end of march. prosecutors say carl pistorius had been driving recklessly at the time of the accident. coming up in a few minutes, we will talk about how this could impac
you are in the cnn newsroom. >>> drivers and danica, start your engines. with those words, date tone nah 500 kicked off as scheduled. the historic start with female driver danica patrick in pole position nearly upstaged by this harrowing collision on the same track less than 24 hours ago. at least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars crashed in the final curve of the nationwide race. here's how one woman described what happened. >> there was a wreck and i got by the...
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in a cnn exclusive. he told piers morgan what he thought about the film's accuracy. >> i will tell you that 90% of the contributions to the ideas and the consummation of the plan was canadian, and the movie gives almost full credit to the american ci as. and with that exception, the movie is very good. ben affleck's character in the film, he was only in tehran a day and a half, and the main hero in my opinion was ken taylor, canadian ambassador who orchestrated the entire process. >> president carter called it a great drama and says it deserves the oscar for great film. >> i have seven more films to watch before sunday. soledad will be at the oscars and will join us for a special on monday morning. >>> get a break on your morning cup of coffee. what's brewing there. >> that's good news. >> prices not going up. i can't believe it. the moder. would define you as an innovator. to hold more than one patent of this caliber... would define you as a true leader. ♪ to hold over 80,000... well that would make y
in a cnn exclusive. he told piers morgan what he thought about the film's accuracy. >> i will tell you that 90% of the contributions to the ideas and the consummation of the plan was canadian, and the movie gives almost full credit to the american ci as. and with that exception, the movie is very good. ben affleck's character in the film, he was only in tehran a day and a half, and the main hero in my opinion was ken taylor, canadian ambassador who orchestrated the entire process....
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tom foreman, cnn, washington. >> that does it for this edition of "306." thanks for watching. erin burnett "outfront starts now. >> outfront next. days from cuts that are deep and dangerous. why are all we are hearing is bling. >>> as the world gets ready for new pope, is the church using a cemetery to hide money from abuse victims? new information about the body found n inside a hotel water tower, we have the video that that hotel does not want you to see. let's go outfront. >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, hurting the poor because washington has no courage. again today, all we heard was blame when it comes to the forced spending cuts to take effect in eight days. president obama made some talk radio appearances. >> whether or not we can move republicans at this point to do the right thing is what we're still trying to gauge. >> now, he's called the cuts severe and brutal. house speaker john boehner, guess what, completely agrees with that. he's called them deep and dangerous, but they're not doing anything about it. here's the thing about the
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from td ameritrade. . >>> we are welcoming our international viewers now with just in to cnn. south african olympian oscar pistorius formally charged in court just moments ago with killing his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. this is new video of pistorius leaving for today's court hearing. police say the 26-year-old runner shot his 30-year-old girlfriend four times early thursday morning at his home in pretoria. you're looking at him right there. he has himself covered up in the background. pistorius, a double amputee is a national hero in south africa. he made olympic history when he competed in the 2012 london games on his carbon fiber blades winning a silver medal. errol barnett is live in johaners johan ers johannesburg. what is the latest right now? >> reporter: this is our first glimpse at the state, the physical and emotional state of oscar pistorius since all of this news has been crossing, this tragedy that his girlfriend was shot four times in his home. it's notable that as we see him t seems as though the severity and seriousness of what's happened is hitting him
from td ameritrade. . >>> we are welcoming our international viewers now with just in to cnn. south african olympian oscar pistorius formally charged in court just moments ago with killing his girlfriend, model reeva steenkamp. this is new video of pistorius leaving for today's court hearing. police say the 26-year-old runner shot his 30-year-old girlfriend four times early thursday morning at his home in pretoria. you're looking at him right there. he has himself covered up in the...
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. >>> hello i'm fredricka witfield, you're in the cnn news room. and they're off -- america's greatest race, the daytona 500 kicked off about an hour ago as scheduled. the historic start with female driver danica patrick at the head of the pack in pole position nearly upstaged by this harrowing collision on the same track less than 24 hours ago. at least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars crashed on the final curve of the nationwide race. here's how one woman described what happened. >> there was a wreck and i got hit by an engine or a part of an engine and i got a broken leg. >> workers spent hours repairing the fence to insure today's race would go on. >>> today was pope benedict xvi's last public prayer before he retires. thousands gathered in vatican city to hear him speak. the pontiff assured the crowd that although he's retiring, he isn't going to abandon the church, but will dedicate his time to prayer and meditation. now to a scandal surrounding the catholic church, italian media are reporting on allegations of a network of ga
. >>> hello i'm fredricka witfield, you're in the cnn news room. and they're off -- america's greatest race, the daytona 500 kicked off about an hour ago as scheduled. the historic start with female driver danica patrick at the head of the pack in pole position nearly upstaged by this harrowing collision on the same track less than 24 hours ago. at least 28 fans were injured when more than a dozen cars crashed on the final curve of the nationwide race. here's how one woman described...
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here are some of the top stories we're following in the cnn newsroom for you. people in russia are cleaning up the damage after a meteor blast over theure rales. officials estimated the destruction at over $33 million. more than 1,000 people were injured in the meteor blast. divers looking for the meteor in a frozen lake have not found any traces so far. >>> in south africa, the country's olympic hero oscar pistorius denies killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. he's spending the weekend in jail. he's charged with the killing of his model girlfriend reva steenkamp with a .9 millimeter gun. the reality tv show featuring steenkamp premiered just a short time ago despite her death. >>> this could come out of the means. police in texas shoot and kill a fugitive who had a community on edge and schools on lock down for days. guards were driving alberto morales to las vegas. they stopped for a bathroom near dallas. that's when police stay he stabbed a guard with a pair of eyeglasses and took off. he was shot just midnight a few miles from there. the guard who was
here are some of the top stories we're following in the cnn newsroom for you. people in russia are cleaning up the damage after a meteor blast over theure rales. officials estimated the destruction at over $33 million. more than 1,000 people were injured in the meteor blast. divers looking for the meteor in a frozen lake have not found any traces so far. >>> in south africa, the country's olympic hero oscar pistorius denies killing his girlfriend on valentine's day. he's spending the...
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cnn's robin in johannesburg with the latest on this sensational murder case. this case is now gripping the whole world, and it really comes down, i guess, to whether you believe oscar pistorius, with what appears to be a conval outed, implausible version of events. yet, weighs saw today when the police chief was cross-examined, his version of events began to unravel too. where are we left here, do you think? >> when we were listening in court this morning and we were listening to the state's case, you know, we were all thinking, oh, you know, that's it. it doesn't sound so good for oscar, and then after lunch it just -- the sentiment just absolutely switched when you started hearing the defense literally pick apart the state's case, so it has been quite a roller coaster day in terms of just trying to form an opinion based on the kind of information that we've all been getting. i mean, and how -- how implausible is oscar's story? well, on paper many people found a lot of holes, a lot of questions about it, but in a sort of quite dramatic statement, the chief pr
cnn's robin in johannesburg with the latest on this sensational murder case. this case is now gripping the whole world, and it really comes down, i guess, to whether you believe oscar pistorius, with what appears to be a conval outed, implausible version of events. yet, weighs saw today when the police chief was cross-examined, his version of events began to unravel too. where are we left here, do you think? >> when we were listening in court this morning and we were listening to the...
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cnn cannot independently verify the authenticity of this video. we reached out to the pentagon for comment but have not heard back yet. nick robertson is following developments in london. is this the same drone that the united states said was returned to the united states? >> it looks like the same one. the iranians say it was flying 140 miles into their airspace off their northeastern corner, close to the border with afghanistan. the iranians are saying this aircraft was flying from the kandahar airfield base inside afghanistan, and some of the footage, and i looked at it, some of it could be kandahar air base but there's no guarantee this video came from the aircraft in question here. did they get this video from somewhere els? it's not clear. there's no way to verify at the moment what the iranians are saying. the spokesman that the iranians are putting forward says that the aircraft was sent to california several times in 2010 for repair and used for operations inside pakistan. >> translator: this aircraft has had many flights in countries aro
cnn cannot independently verify the authenticity of this video. we reached out to the pentagon for comment but have not heard back yet. nick robertson is following developments in london. is this the same drone that the united states said was returned to the united states? >> it looks like the same one. the iranians say it was flying 140 miles into their airspace off their northeastern corner, close to the border with afghanistan. the iranians are saying this aircraft was flying from the...
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sanjay gupta cnn reporting. >>> welcome back. a natural gas leak is being blamed for the explosion that leveled a popular kansas city ris straunt late yesterday. the last injured 15 people. one woman is missing, a search is under way. city officials are holding nus conference and we'll bring you new information. >>> we are storms are coming our way. up to a foot of snow. arkansas is under ice storm warnings until tomorrow ach. >>> we are in between court hearings for a one time power couple. jesse jackson jr. and sandra jackson, the former congressman is pleading guilty to campaign funds. his wife is due in court this afternoon to admit to filing buying gus income tax returns. our experts darren is host of the program deadly since on the investigation discovery network. carrie hackett is a criminal defense attorney in atlanta. darren, let's start with you. the amount of money we're talking about here and lavishness if that's a word of the spending. we're talking children's furniture, rolexs here, pretty big. >> i'll go with lavis
sanjay gupta cnn reporting. >>> welcome back. a natural gas leak is being blamed for the explosion that leveled a popular kansas city ris straunt late yesterday. the last injured 15 people. one woman is missing, a search is under way. city officials are holding nus conference and we'll bring you new information. >>> we are storms are coming our way. up to a foot of snow. arkansas is under ice storm warnings until tomorrow ach. >>> we are in between court hearings for...
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nic robertson, cnn, south africa. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical help for an erection lasting more than four hours. if you have any sudden decrease or loss in hearing or vision, or if you have any allergic reactions such as rash, hives, swelling of the lips, tongue or throat, or difficulty breathing or swallowi
nic robertson, cnn, south africa. she's everything to you. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy...
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this oscar goes to my favorite host on cnn. >> am i your favorite host? >> you are -- my favorite host. >> because wolf blitzer is probably watching this. that there is no loyalty amongst wolves. wolfgang. >> you will have to get an oscar for sure and sign you for another ten years. don't worry. >> do you get star struck? i get star struck. if i saw jack nicholson, i know he is here today, walking down here, i would be excited. do you get that little tingle? >> absolutely. i think when you see big stars like nicholson or streisand or george clooney or brad pitt or whoever, i remember him from the old spaghetti westerns, clint eastwood, i think it's amazing the history we have with some of the stars. i have seen them at the restaurant, too, but here, it's a special moment because there are so many here all at once. >> it is the biggest night of this kind in the world. >> there's nothing like it. i don't think there is anywhere a party like that where you can have every table afterwards, there is a big star, producer, director, so, it's ral a lot of fun. th
this oscar goes to my favorite host on cnn. >> am i your favorite host? >> you are -- my favorite host. >> because wolf blitzer is probably watching this. that there is no loyalty amongst wolves. wolfgang. >> you will have to get an oscar for sure and sign you for another ten years. don't worry. >> do you get star struck? i get star struck. if i saw jack nicholson, i know he is here today, walking down here, i would be excited. do you get that little tingle?...